{"product_id":"pulp-adventures-39-paperback","title":"Pulp Adventures #39 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurie Powers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Goudsward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eO. Henry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis issue focuses on \u003ci\u003eDoc Savage\u003c\/i\u003e, with special emphasis on Steve Holland, the great artist model who portrayed Doc on paperback covers for three decades..\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst, Will Murray traces The Batman's origins, demonstrating how the character was influenced by \u003ci\u003eboth\u003c\/i\u003e The Shadow and Zorro. Of particular focus is the crossover stories DC Comics published in the 1970s, wherein Manhattan's Man of Mystery and The Dark Knight actually cross paths, in two different issues of \u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNext, Laurie Powers (author of \u003ci\u003eDaisy Bacon: Queen of the Pulps\u003c\/i\u003e) interviews Will Murray regarding his journey from being a \u003ci\u003eDoc Savage\u003c\/i\u003e fan to becoming the author. Will describes his early involvement with the \u003ci\u003eDoc Savage\u003c\/i\u003e series, and the arc of the \u003ci\u003eWild Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSteve Holland: The World's Greatest Illustration Art Model\u003c\/i\u003e documents the career of the man who posed as \u003ci\u003eDoc Savage\u003c\/i\u003e for illustrator James Bama, Bob Larkin, and Joe DeVito. But Holland wasn't just the Man of Bronze - he posed for numerous important illustrators as The Avenger, The Spider, Flash Gordon, The Phantom, and as various soldiers, cops and criminals for thousands of mens adventure magazines. Michael Stradford, author of the new book, discusses the actor-turned-model, his life and career, and the importance of Holland's lasting influence on commercial art.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso in this issue: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Goudsward discuss the background of Henry S. Whitehead's story \"The Love Philtre\" (written as Casimir Dren), accompanying a reprint of the story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eO. Henry's stories became the gold standard for short story authors in America, and around the world. This issue features his pulp tales \"Witch's Loaves\" (from \u003ci\u003eThe Argosy\u003c\/i\u003e, March 1904) and \"The Venturers\" (originally published in \u003ci\u003eEverybody's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, October 1909). William Nadel, editor of \u003ci\u003eThirty by O. Henry\u003c\/i\u003e, provides notes on O. Henry and the stories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassic pulp fiction: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoor of Doom by Charles Boeckman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalculated Nightmare by John Burke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitches' Loaves by O. Henry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Venturers by O. Henry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Love Philtre by Henry S. Whitehead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew pulp fiction: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eJake's Close Shave by Brian Beatty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDjinn and Tonic by Teel James Glenn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvil Forces by Gary Lovisi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed's Chapel by Charles Burgess\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Making of a Pirate by Adam McFarlane\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47209851027705,"sku":"9798473537871","price":13.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/T291N0xvQjVlVlBsTTlobjBtZXVrdz09.webp?v=1768066731","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/pulp-adventures-39-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}